For the week of Nov. 18, the latest for which numbers are available, ABC's"Jimmy Kimmel Live" drew an average of 2.86-million viewers overall, up 15% compared with the previous week. That's the biggest audience the show has brought in since it moved to its earlier 11:35 p.m. time in January.

In the 18-to-49 demographic, the age group most coveted by advertisers, the jokester's program took in 1.05-million viewers, for an increase of 29% week-to-week. Not counting the weeks that were boosted by the NBA Finals in June, that's also the show's best performance since the switch.

Still, NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman" drew bigger overall audiences, with 4.12 million for Leno and 3.07 million for Letterman.